Cheese, chocolate chunk, Dutch treat, skunk, Alien Og—all of these are names of marijuana strains Mo sells in Bradley Katzen’s Soweto Blaze. A film that starts with a warning that this motion picture can only be enjoyed at its best if you’re lighting one—let me tell you, it’s a fun ride without the high, too. The whole experience of the film is similar to that one fun joint you smoked back in high school and couldn’t stop laughing after.
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Mo is a local marijuana dealer who’s somehow keeping his life together. He often dreams about losing his virginity, but fate isn’t very kind to him. He often gets bullied by Thabo, a cop who takes money from him in exchange for letting him keep his business running. Mo’s only friends, Dill and Pickle, are...
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What happens in the movie?
Mo is a local marijuana dealer who’s somehow keeping his life together. He often dreams about losing his virginity, but fate isn’t very kind to him. He often gets bullied by Thabo, a cop who takes money from him in exchange for letting him keep his business running. Mo’s only friends, Dill and Pickle, are...
- 4/20/2024
- by Aniket Mukherjee
- Film Fugitives
"So... here's the deal, right?" 33 Films has revealed an official trailer for an indie comedy from South Africa titled Soweto Blaze, the latest from South African filmmaker Brad Katzen. This initially premiered at the 2023 Austin Film Festival last year, and it's now set for release starting on 4/20 on Netflix this wekend - in celebration of international cannabis day. It's a quirky comedy in the vein of Friday or Cheech & Chong, with a strong influence from filmmakers like Edgar Wright, Kevin Smith, and Guy Ritchie. Here's the plot: "Soweto Blaze is a unique take on a familiar story involving a down-on-his luck marijuana dealer... When Dill & Pickle, two stoner friends of Mo's decide on a whim to kidnap Thandi, a local gangster’s daughter, hoping her dad will pay a tidy ransom for her, they decide to stash her at Mo's house. Things spiral out of control as Mo is...
- 4/17/2024
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Chennai, Sep 14 (Ians) India’s Karman Kaur Thandi was knocked out of the women’s singles event of the Chennai Open 2022 Wta 250 tennis tournament after losing to Canada’s Eugenie Bouchard in pre-quarters at the Sdat Stadium, here on Wednesday.
The Indian tennis player, who beat eighth seed Chloe Paquet in the first round, lost 2-6, 6-7 to Canada’s Eugenie Bouchard, the Wimbledon 2014 finalist.
Karman began well, with her powerful groundstrokes keeping Bouchard on her toes. The Indian, however, was unable to find the winners and was broken in the very first game. Bouchard quickly moved through the gears, aided by some unforced errors from Thandi, and took the opening set despite being broken once.
The 24-year-old Indian competed much better in the second set, matching the Canadian shot-for-shot. She managed a crucial breakthrough in the sixth game to take a 4-2 lead and then consolidated it to 5-2 next game.
The Indian tennis player, who beat eighth seed Chloe Paquet in the first round, lost 2-6, 6-7 to Canada’s Eugenie Bouchard, the Wimbledon 2014 finalist.
Karman began well, with her powerful groundstrokes keeping Bouchard on her toes. The Indian, however, was unable to find the winners and was broken in the very first game. Bouchard quickly moved through the gears, aided by some unforced errors from Thandi, and took the opening set despite being broken once.
The 24-year-old Indian competed much better in the second set, matching the Canadian shot-for-shot. She managed a crucial breakthrough in the sixth game to take a 4-2 lead and then consolidated it to 5-2 next game.
- 9/14/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Chennai, Sep 12 (Ians) India’s Karman Kaur Thandi advanced to the second round of the women’s singles event at the Chennai Open 2022 Wta 250 tennis tournament after a hard-fought win over Chloe Paquet of France, here on Monday.
Playing on the hard court of the Sdat Stadium, Karman, a wildcard entrant, beat the eighth-seed French player 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 in two hours and 35 minutes.
The Indian tennis player, 359th in the Wta rankings, hit the ground running against world No 109 Chloe Paquet and found the break in the first game.
Thandi led Paquet 4-3 at the end of the seventh game. However, high humidity took its toll on the Indian tennis player as her unforced errors in the first set increased to 19. Paquet eventually took the lead in the match by winning the last three games.
The unforced errors kept flowing from Karman Kaur Thandi’s racket in the second set.
Playing on the hard court of the Sdat Stadium, Karman, a wildcard entrant, beat the eighth-seed French player 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 in two hours and 35 minutes.
The Indian tennis player, 359th in the Wta rankings, hit the ground running against world No 109 Chloe Paquet and found the break in the first game.
Thandi led Paquet 4-3 at the end of the seventh game. However, high humidity took its toll on the Indian tennis player as her unforced errors in the first set increased to 19. Paquet eventually took the lead in the match by winning the last three games.
The unforced errors kept flowing from Karman Kaur Thandi’s racket in the second set.
- 9/12/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
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Busi Lurayi, the young South African actress who starred as Tumi on the Netflix family comedy How to Ruin Christmas, has died, her agency announced. She was in her mid-30s.
Eye Media Artists said Lurayi “passed away suddenly and was pronounced dead at her residence on Sunday by medical personnel. The reason for her death is still unknown as we await the results of the autopsy report.”
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In 2020’s three-episode How to Ruin Christmas: The Wedding, made in South Africa, Lurayi’s character ruins what should have been her sister’s (Beauty Sello, played by Thando Thabe) picture-perfect wedding, then tries to make things right.
Lurayi returned last year for the show’s second season, How to Ruin Christmas: The Funeral.
In 2007, she appeared as Thandi on the ITV series Wild at Heart,...
Busi Lurayi, the young South African actress who starred as Tumi on the Netflix family comedy How to Ruin Christmas, has died, her agency announced. She was in her mid-30s.
Eye Media Artists said Lurayi “passed away suddenly and was pronounced dead at her residence on Sunday by medical personnel. The reason for her death is still unknown as we await the results of the autopsy report.”
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In 2020’s three-episode How to Ruin Christmas: The Wedding, made in South Africa, Lurayi’s character ruins what should have been her sister’s (Beauty Sello, played by Thando Thabe) picture-perfect wedding, then tries to make things right.
Lurayi returned last year for the show’s second season, How to Ruin Christmas: The Funeral.
In 2007, she appeared as Thandi on the ITV series Wild at Heart,...
- 7/11/2022
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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